Q6600 build, need some advice on the parts (Urgent)

It's like a post from the past

You need a P45 motherboard. Or P43.

The power supply needs to be better.

You should get a 4 GB memory kit.

A 9800GTX+ is not a good deal. They are overpriced for the performance they give.

See my guide in my sig.

Win XP will work with 4GB of RAM, yes. It will only be able to use 3.5 GB (I'm assuming you meant XP Pro 32-bit), but that's OK.

This one looks good, for example:

KINGSTON KHX6400D2K2/4G DDR2 4GB (2X2GB) PC6400 800MHZ HYPERX DUAL CHANNEL KIT
DDR2 PC2-6400 240-pin
http://www.e-shop.gr/show_per.phtml?id=PER.553910

You need something labeled DDR2 (not DDR3), with 240 pins (not 200), and not labeled MAC.

btw, the cas latency, and those numbers 5-5-5-15 on the ram, what they mean? (shortly)

i will not overclock i think, even if i will do, it wont mean to make a q6600 to 3.8ghz or something..maybe to like 3g...3.2g max, but its atm leave oc. i just want a good psu,mb,vga..

the mainboards are nice but they are more then double of p31, is there really such difference between them? things like firewire i wont use ever in my life, or sli, or whatever extra nonsense **** they have.
the psu is nice too, but why is it double of the coolermaster? cm sux that badly or its just seasonic a big name out there ? about the ati cards i dunno, had some before and always had driver issues, nonstop. btw, do this has pixel shader 4, and all the new useless features that the new games ask ? dx10 support?

The MBs I listed don't have either SLi or Crossfire, they're for one video card only. OK, I'll try to find something cheaper.

CoolerMaster is one of the worst PSU manufacturers, while Seasonic is one of the best. OK, CoolerMaster makes decent stuff these days in the 850W+ range, but those smaller ones are risky. Let's try this: you search that site and get a page that lists all the PSUs, sorted by price. Give me the URL, then I'll look at it and try to find something decent and not very expensive. I tried to do that but I got lost in the Greek.

DX10 is supported by all cards like 8800, 9800, HD 38xx, HD 48xx. LOL at driver issues, absolutely. I have owned both ATi and nVidia cards and always had driver issues. My current card is an 8800GTX and it was a nightmare for the first 6 months until they fixed the drivers. Anyway, the HD 4850 and HD 4870 and 9800GTX+ are all selling well and drivers are pretty good now, thanks to all the people testing them.

im searching after brand, and keep going to the next page, basically not more then you do i guess.. i have to make the part setup untill tomorrow about 2-3pm (gmt+2)
about the coolermaster psu i didnt know its one of the worse, as i never bought any psu unit in my life, just standard with the case. it looks like the hd4850 is ok, gonna get that one, asus mb looks ok, im checking the ram again, u sure that kingston gonna be good ? now the psu is the question. case doesnt matter i hope. cpu must be ok, hdd is, maybe a decent dvd writer that u tested these days would be a good advice.. hmm check check..what else? any extra cooling a q6600 needs or the stock one is ok? thanks for ur time aevm. u got a beer

This Samsung SH-S223F DVD writer is pretty good. Very popular in the USA.
http://www.e-shop.gr/sort_search.p [...] 3F&x=0&y=0

I found a decent PSU for 72 euros (not 119 like that Seasonic).

AGAN TG500-U33II SUPERROCK 500W
http://www.e-shop.gr/show_per.phtml?id=PER.700686

BTW, for anybody who would like to help in this thread, go here:
http://www.e-shop.gr/PER_pc_config_desktop.phtml
This way you get to see what's available, even if you don't speak Greek.

Sorry aevm, my brain is full today

You seem to be doing well though

Good luck with the build! Let us know how it works.